Today in the News: Teen killed while stopping suicide bomber

Thursday

Jan 9, 2014 at 4:05 PM

News on a Pakistani boy who gave his life to save others, Chris Christie and a rocket launch to the ISS.

News to know

A 14-year-old Pakistani boy stopped a suicide bomber who was headed into a school, but he lost his life in the process. The boy, Aitazaz Hassan Bangash, saw the bomber and stopped him at the gates of the school. Inside, students were gathered in a large group for morning assembly. Aitazaz fought with the bomber, who detonated his bomb and killed them both. Aitazaz is being hailed as a hero, and many on social media are calling for him to be posthumously awarded a medal.

Quote of note

"I am stunned by the abject stupidity that was shown here regardless of what the facts ultimately uncover. This was handled in a callous and indifferent way. I knew nothing about this.” - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, talking about a scandal that may affect his chances at the presidency. Christie said that members of his administration ordered lane closures on a bridge as political retribution.

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